1 MEGS-Plus Training for Application WIA Special Projects 2012

2 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects Background If you haven’t used MEGS-Plus, it is recommended to review Agency Training (a broad overview of MEGS-Plus) before this presentation This session focuses on:  Initiate the application  Complete and submit the application

3 MEGS-Plus Training for Application WIA Special Projects 2012 Part 1: Initiate the Application

4 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Getting There After login, this is your Home Page. If you have applications to initiate, click on View Available Applications/Tasks. If you don’t this section doesn’t even show.

5 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Available Applications/Tasks This shows all available to initiate applications. Click on the Initiate button to start the process.

6 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Agreement To initiate you need to click on “I Agree”

7 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Application Menu The Detail link is clicked to see more about the application’s  Agency  Status To enter the application to create/edit, select “View Edit”

8 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Application Menu The View/Edit page for initiation requires you to click on “Review Grant Selections”

9 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Review Grant Selections Click on “Apply Now” for each applicable Funding Source  Notice on some applications, you have the option to “apply later” Click on “Save” and receive the message “the information has been saved”

10 MEGS-Plus Training for Application WIA Special Projects 2012 Part 2: Complete & Submit the Application

11 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Getting There After login, this is your Home Page. Within My Application/Tasks, click on “open Application/Tasks” And you see the applications available to work on (as shown)  Notice the scroll bar (far right) Click on the “identifier” of the specific application desired

12 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Getting There The Detail link is clicked (as shown) to see more about the application  Agency  Status To enter the application to create/edit, select “View Edit” Also notice “Change Status”  You select this when ready to submit (more later)

13 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – View/Edit Page This page lists the forms that comprise the application  Also shows who created and when last updated Click on the link to access the page for creation/edit of info

14 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – View/Edit Page By the way, the pages/forms for WIA Special Projects include:  Other Cover Page, Assurance and Certifications, Important Information  Management Activities Review Grant Selections  General Additional Contact Information  Budget WIA Leadership, Civics Leadership  Program Info Authorized Activities & Narrative, Agendas  Attachments Upload

15 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Management Activity: Additional Contact Info Complete all fields  Name, Address, Phone, , etc. are required (*)  Fax and phone ext are optional Select “save” (not shown)

16 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Budget: Summary The top box shows funding source, grant, agency The middle box shows the Budget Summary by function codes (along the left) and object codes (along the top) Enter the required “*” contact information (at the very bottom) Then select Budget Detail

17 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Budget: Detail This page shows the Budget Detail  Select add or edit a budget item Also notice “Global Errors” button (more later)

18 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Budget: Item On the bottom half of the page, select the function code (from the dropdown) Also use dropdown to select either Local Agency Share or Tuition/Fees Enter description And enter budget  If enter salary also need benefits  If included Salary/Benefits then must have FTE/hours Click on Save Budget Item (top of page, but not shown) to “save.”

19 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Authorized Activities & Narratives Click on sections (A through D) as applicable. Complete project title, dates, # to be trained and narratives Please notice beneath each entry box in the character length limitation

20 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Agenda Each project must have:  Title, Date, Location and Presenter(s)  And an agenda (at least 1 row in the table).  Click Add (not shown) if need more than one agenda

21 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Agenda Further down the same page…  You enter “Title” for each resume of the presenter  And use the browse to find/attach/upload their resume.

22 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Upload Enter a page name Select browse and attach documents (as required)  These uploads may, for example, be more extensive narratives.

23 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Global Errors On many pages (as noted earlier), there is a Global Error button. Select at any time. When you select, the result tells you what is not yet right/complete  It also notes things which are completed and correct For errors, click on the link and it takes you to the page with an error All errors must be corrected before submission.

24 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Submission: Change Status When you think you are done and want to submit  You can get to this Application Menu page (from many pages) by clicking on the Identifier  Select “View Status Options” with the Change Status section

25 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Submission: Change Status The Change Status page shows available options including ability to submit to MDE for review If unsure, simply back out. Choose neither option. A reminder…click on the Detail link to see more about the application

26 MEGS-Plus: WIA Special Projects – Submission: Change Status If you submit the application and no global errors, you receive this page If you click “I Agree” then this “commits” the Agency will meet “assurances and certifications” If you click “I do not agree” you are taken to the Application Menu.

27 MEGS-Plus Training for Application WIA Special Projects 2012 That’s all and thanks! Any questions???